Research & Discovery

Woman buys food at a food truck

Proposed Center for Food Innovation Seeks Community Input

UConn is exploring the creation of a Center for Agriculture and Food Innovation to help businesses in this diverse sector

delegation (including UConn president maric and CT governor lamont) putting their hands together in celebration

UConn’s Participation in Israel Mission Produces Fruitful Discussions, Partnership Extension

'It was truly a win-win: a lot of learning, a lot of building relationships, a lot of thinking about what’s next'

To Better Protect Older Adults from the Flu, UConn, JAX, and Mount Sinai Team Up

The NIH is funding a longitudinal clinical trial study of next generation flu vaccines in older adults to test vaccine responsiveness. The study is a collaboration of UConn School of Medicine, The Jackson Laboratory, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Smiling woman by stream and water fall

CAHNR Alum Tsa Shelton, a “One Health” Success Story

In her role at the USDA, Shelton ensures quality, wholesome meat reaches consumers around the world

UConn Professor Fuses Engineering and Precision Medicine with 3-D Tumor Model

This technology will help bridge the gap between in-vitro and human subject testing for cancer drug development by applying engineering methods to medical research.  

Behind the Degree: Working on the Front Lines Inspires Nursing Student to Pursue Her DNP

Jennifer Lynch worked as a nurse practitioner in a neonatal intensive care unit in New York City during the spring of 2020

A former cranberry bog on the Coonamessett River in Falmouth, Massachusetts with one side showing it as it looked immediately following restoration work, and the other side showing it one year later (Photo courtesy of Sarah Klionsky).

Digging into the Finer Details of Retired Cranberry Bog Restorations

As cranberry farming shifts from New England, efforts are underway to restore the famous 'bogs' as beneficial wetlands

Drone photo of the Student Union Mall , Wilbur Cross, and sunset.

From Policy to Practical: UConn Students, Alumni Use Personal Strengths to Address Climate Change

Marshaling the University's resources to tackle the pressing issue of climate change through research, policy advocacy, and more

UConn Research Names New Leaders to Tech Park, OVPR

Emmanouil “Manos” Anagnostou and Michelle Williams bring their respective expertise to expand UConn's research enterprise.

Scarlet tanager

CT Bird Atlas Tracks State Birds with Eye Toward Conservation

A UConn team leads a massive community research effort to catalogue birds across the state